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The Island by Natasha Preston

books_jazzy's review

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5.0

SO good! Lots of twists and turns, you'll NEVER guess who the killer is until it's revealed, I definitely recommend it

sl08's review against another edition

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slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

dilly_fantasy's review

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5.0

HOW DARE SHE END IT LIKE THAT

meghan_laura's review against another edition

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mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

p8on_cc's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

kc257's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense

4.0

honeymilk214's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

violet_reads's review against another edition

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2.0

the ending ruined it.

menastarr's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

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erinngus's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

If you are looking for a fast murder/thriller teen beach read, this is it- something I'd 100% recommend for the PLL set.  I won't be mad at the book for being what it is, but the ending definitely let me down. It seems like the author left a lot out of answers to questions in the final chapters and even basic research things throughout revolving around "influencers" seemed missing [ex. the gamer is not streaming on Twitch?!]. I wasn't a fan of the voice or writing style, felt very forced, but again for a simple summer beach read it is tolerable. It's a book made for booktok and booktok only.